There’s a difference between flying by the seat of your pants and being seated by the fly of your pants.
I actually like office chairs with the pistons that you can ride up and down, but I’ve been accused of finding child-like delight with the world. Makes me perfect for working in the game development industry!
The people who designed those chairs did not use them. They used the chairs that they designed for themselves, which were a lot more comfortable and if they sold them, those chairs would cost ten times as much.
I used to destroy my drafting chairs every 6-9 months (I have a multi-level desk, so the chair’s piston gets a workout) until my husband pointed out that the “Big and Tall” catalogs also have office furniture. Now I have a chair built for someone 2-3X my size, the piston shows no sign of breaking, and the seat is spacious!
Back in 1994, I got a recliner that FITS me – I’m short and heavy and honestly didn’t think such things existed. I still have that chair. My roommates hate it, it needs a deep cleaning (or a cover – which I have and use), and I need to replace the spring that allows it to actually recline. Again.
I am never getting rid of this chair.
Now if only I could find a desk chair that fits, that I could afford, I’d be a happy little lamb. Such chairs DO exist, and are for sale. They just cost more that the last two vehicles I’ve bought. Maybe the last three.
Amanda, if you are still in the market, haunt the thrift stores. They do show up every once in a while, and are a lot more affordable – just make sure you inspect it carefully, in case of damage.
… and people who bolt booths and tables to the floor should be forced to eat every meal in them. One side is always too far away, the other closer than SPANX.
ShadeBlackfox over 5 years ago
There’s a difference between flying by the seat of your pants and being seated by the fly of your pants.
I actually like office chairs with the pistons that you can ride up and down, but I’ve been accused of finding child-like delight with the world. Makes me perfect for working in the game development industry!
Fiona D Premium Member over 5 years ago
No.
muise.amanda over 5 years ago
No they don’t. And if you have a generous bottom, God help you. I have that exact problem at work!
katina.cooper over 5 years ago
The people who designed those chairs did not use them. They used the chairs that they designed for themselves, which were a lot more comfortable and if they sold them, those chairs would cost ten times as much.
Perkycat over 5 years ago
They make chairs ‘one size fits all’ and unbeknownst to them, we are not all one size.
al-wenzel over 5 years ago
The world is designed for an “average man,” and nobody else…
https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2019/feb/23/truth-world-built-for-men-car-crashes
https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2019/03/nasa-spacesuit-women-spacewalk/585805/
Laurie Sefton Premium Member over 5 years ago
I used to destroy my drafting chairs every 6-9 months (I have a multi-level desk, so the chair’s piston gets a workout) until my husband pointed out that the “Big and Tall” catalogs also have office furniture. Now I have a chair built for someone 2-3X my size, the piston shows no sign of breaking, and the seat is spacious!
sew-so over 5 years ago
Back in 1994, I got a recliner that FITS me – I’m short and heavy and honestly didn’t think such things existed. I still have that chair. My roommates hate it, it needs a deep cleaning (or a cover – which I have and use), and I need to replace the spring that allows it to actually recline. Again.
I am never getting rid of this chair.
Now if only I could find a desk chair that fits, that I could afford, I’d be a happy little lamb. Such chairs DO exist, and are for sale. They just cost more that the last two vehicles I’ve bought. Maybe the last three.
Amanda, if you are still in the market, haunt the thrift stores. They do show up every once in a while, and are a lot more affordable – just make sure you inspect it carefully, in case of damage.
TazzTec over 5 years ago
… and people who bolt booths and tables to the floor should be forced to eat every meal in them. One side is always too far away, the other closer than SPANX.